Andy Plesser

While it seems logical that video views are generated on the video pages of Web sites, the big opportunity for publishers is to generate video views on text pages via thumbnails of related videos, says Adam Singolda, CEO of Taboola, a video recommendation engine.

Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper group, is making a "significant investment in video" through site redesign, content acquisition, training of staffers on video reporting, by embracing user-generated content and by building a major video production center in Atlanta, says Kate Walters, SVP for Video at Gannett Digital in this interview with Beet.TV.

NEW YORK/SAN JOSE (via Telepresence) — "Video is invading all aspects of our lives" and in three years will account for 90 percent of Internet traffic, says David Hsieh, VP for Marketing and Emerging Technologies at Cisco in this interview with Beet.TV.

While video has been published by the New York Times for several years, it is now becoming a primary reporting tool, not just an adjunct to print stories, says Ann Derry, Editorial Director of Video and Television for The New York Times in this interview with Beet.TV

We trying to be "authentic," we are not doing "news acting," says Shawn Bender, Editorial Director of Video for the Wall Street Journal, in this interview with Beet.TV.

CBS News has introduced a Chrome App for its "60 Minutes" program, the network announced today.

NEW YORK/SAN JOSE (via Telepresence) Cisco’s high-end video conferencing platform for big companies and institutions, with endpoints costing $300K or more, now has a low-priced solution for small businesses.

As the technology of news creation, distribution and consumption is quickly changing, publishers have the opportunity to connect with new audiences through original content creation, site design, search and discovery.

With consumption quickly rising on mobile devices, Ooyala has released a specific "player experience" for Android devices.

Brands like Zappos, who are using rough and authentic user-generated video are finding traction on Facebook, where slick production does not necessarily work, says Dan Reich, Dirctor of Account Manager at Buddy Media.

Slickly produced product videos of the North Face gear drives traffic and helps communicate the value and supports the premium price point of the company's line, says Shay Miles, digital marketing manager for the North Face.

Mid-roll video ads have the highest completion rate of in-stream units, finds VINDICO, the New York-based online video ad management platform.

The immensely popular Weather Channel App for the iPad re-launched its App today.

More and more publishers are using Facebook as a content distribution point. They are finding high engagement and now can understand performance and the demographics, says Ooyala's President of Products Bismarck Lepe in this interview with Beet.TV.

Taboola, the video recommendation platform which generates related thumbnail images on the pages of major news sites, including Bloomberg, CNN, Gannett and The New York Times, now has agreements with Reuters and the Washington Post.

Tremor Video, the biggest independent video ad network, has released a pre-roll unit which can expand to cover a majority  of the screen when activated by a viewer.

Starting out three years ago with a Webcam in their bedroom in Kingsport, Tennessee, uploading quick beauty tips to YouTube, Elle Fowler, 23, and sister Blair, 18, have created a massive following, have big brand deals and have moved to LA where they are mobbed by teenage girls at malls.

As consumption of media fragments moves increasingly to digital, big brands are looking to their agencies for ways to associate with hard-to-reach audiences.

Vinod Khosla has closed a new venture fund of $1.1 billion, one of biggest funds created this year. 

SAY Media, the San Francisco-based digital media company/advertising network, will be doing “a lot of acquisitions” in the coming year, says Troy Young president, in this interview with Beet.TV